Dell OptiPlex 3040 Black 2015
CPU Intel Core i7-6700
RAM 8 GB
Storage 1 TB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
39 Overall Score
Price $265
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average ram (10th percentile)
- Below average gpu (12th percentile)
- Below average cpu (17th percentile)
- Below average social proof (21st percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7-6700 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 1000 GB |
| Storage Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 4 |
| USB Ports | 6 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | Display Port 1.2 |
| Bluetooth | USB Dongle |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000Mbps |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 3040 | HP OmniDesk M03-0054 | Apple Mac mini M4 | Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | BOSGAME P3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7-6700 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Apple M4 | Intel Core i5 14400T | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | AMD Ryzen 7 6800H |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1000 | 1024 | 256 | 512 | 1024 | 1024 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | Intel Graphics | Apple M4 10-core | Intel UHD Graphics 730 | AMD Radeon 780M | AMD Radeon 680M |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | mini | mini | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 280 | 155 | 90 | 120 | 65 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 3040 | 16.6 | 12.3 | 9.9 | 90 | 47.6 | 70.1 | 21.2 |
| HP OmniDesk M03-0054 Compare | 89.5 | 49.9 | 55.3 | 98.7 | 58.5 | 70.1 | 99.2 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 55.3 | 60.3 | 32.8 | 96.7 | 15.9 | 99.3 | 99.9 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 Compare | 48.1 | 34.8 | 51.2 | 86.7 | 43 | 70.1 | 96.4 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 64.6 | 58.4 | 83 | 80.3 | 58.5 | 11.7 | 95.4 |
| BOSGAME P3 Compare | 53.1 | 54.7 | 77.7 | 70.8 | 73.8 | 11.7 | 95.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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